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Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
Skydio

NOAA Trains Drones for Oil Spill First Response

Oil spills do not wait politely for paperwork, daylight, or perfect weather, they move fast, spread faster, and leave responders racing a very messy clock. To tilt that race in their favor, the National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration has teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard to turn drones from classroom projects…

Drone Pilot Uses Thermal Tech to Find Lost Wisconsin Pets
DJI

Drone Pilot Uses Thermal Tech to Find Lost Wisconsin Pets

Losing a pet rarely feels dramatic at first. A gate left open. A collar that slips. Then minutes turn into hours, hours into a quiet panic. In Wisconsin, one drone pilot decided that waiting was not an option, as KIMT3 reports. In Oconomowoc, Sky Guardian Rescue has turned advanced drone technology into a lifeline for…

Northrop’s AiON Enters the Counter-Drone Arena
Counter-Drone

Northrop’s AiON Enters the Counter-Drone Arena

Let’s set the stage properly. This is all based on official statements, demos, and testing info shared by Northrop Grumman, and yes, the tone is serious because the problem is serious. Rogue drones are no longer a future headache. They are already buzzing overhead, sometimes in swarms, sometimes cheap, sometimes disposable, and sometimes very unfriendly.…

China’s CH-7 Stealth Drone Completes First Flight
China

China’s CH-7 Stealth Drone Completes First Flight

China’s high altitude stealth drone known as the CH-7 has officially left the runway and returned in one piece, which in the world of advanced flying wing aircraft is no small achievement and usually a reason for quiet celebrations and strong coffee. Also called the Caihong-7 or Rainbow-7, the large unmanned aircraft completed its maiden…

Rapid NATO Counter-Drone System Shines at Bold Machina
China

Rapid NATO Counter-Drone System Shines at Bold Machina

If there is one thing modern conflicts have made painfully clear, it is that small drones punch far above their weight. Cheap, fast, and everywhere, they have become the airborne equivalent of mosquitoes with cameras, explosives, or both. At NATO’s Bold Machina exercise in the Netherlands this September, a rapidly developed counter drone prototype showed…

Neros Archer Fiber-Optic FPV Drone
Blue sUAS

Take a Look at the First NDAA-Compliant Fiber-Optic FPV Drone!

The Neros Archer is the first fiber-optic FPV drone that is NDAA-compliant, and that’s not the only reason it’s turning heads. The Archer is a newly announced fiber-optic FPV drone from Neros Technologies (US) and Kela Technologies (Israel). A growing percentage of FPV drones used on the frontline are beginning to move in reverse; armies…

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